Dos Palos vs Franklin

A side-by-side comparison of Dos Palos and Franklin: population, income, housing, and more.

Dos Palos and Franklin are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Franklin has the higher population (7,487 vs 5,757 in Dos Palos). Franklin has the higher median household income ($56,274 vs $50,556 in Dos Palos). Franklin has the higher median home value ($285,700 vs $285,300 in Dos Palos).

Population, income & housing

	Dos Palos	Franklin
Population	5,757	7,487
Median age	36.5 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,556	$56,274
Median home value	$285,300	$285,700
Median gross rent	$1,182	$1,450
Housing units	1,974	2,203
Homeownership rate	56.2%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dos Palos	Franklin
Population	5,351 → 5,757 (+7.6%)	6,929 → 7,487 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$56,716 → $50,556 (-10.9%)	$51,589 → $56,274 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$194,500 → $285,300 (+46.7%)	$195,900 → $285,700 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$969 → $1,182 (+22.0%)	$1,105 → $1,450 (+31.2%)

Dos Palos

Population

5,3515,757

Median household income

$56,716$50,556

Median home value

$194,500$285,300

Median gross rent

$969$1,182

Franklin

Population

6,9297,487

Median household income

$51,589$56,274

Median home value

$195,900$285,700

Median gross rent

$1,105$1,450

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dos Palos	Franklin
Under 5	8.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.7%	22.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	14.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	16.2%
45 to 54	10.8%	8.1%
55 to 64	11.2%	10.5%
65 to 74	14.7%	8.6%
75 and over	6.0%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dos Palos	Franklin
White (non-Hispanic)	17.4%	13.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	26.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	72.4%	55.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dos Palos	Franklin
No high school diploma	31.9%	30.0%
High school graduate	33.4%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dos Palos	Franklin
Drove alone	77.6%	85.4%
Carpooled	8.5%	6.3%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dos Palos	Franklin
1-unit, detached	85.8%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	20.2%

Poverty & households

	Dos Palos	Franklin
Poverty rate	14.7%	23.5%
Average household size	2.91	3.65
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1976	1988